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Preview: 2010 Melges 32 National Championship This weekend, nestled in the exquisite Michigan township of Harbor Springs, fifteen of the very best Melges 32 performance racing yachts will compete for one of the fleets most coveted titles, that of U.S. National Champion.  Hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club (LTYC) and guided by the careful hand of PRO Bruce Golison, every team is excited about taking part in the four-day long Nationals, marking the fifth championship of its kind for the Melges 32 Class. It is also being he...

Irish Dragon Championship 2010 - Fiona Brown Reports... Image by Fiona Brown. Cultra, Northern Ireland - The ability of the Irish to throw a good party has never been in any doubt, but the 2010 Dragon Irish Championship, sponsored by Belfast Harbour, supported by North Down Borough Council and hosted by the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club (RNIYC) in Cultra, has confirmed that they also know how to host a darned fine regatta too.  For four days and four nights the eighteen-strong fleet enjoyed outstanding raci...

Offshore Rules Exclusive Interview: 2010 SB3 World Champion Helm - Jerry Hill.... Image by Carloni Grasso . A few days ago British SB3 sailor Jerry Hill, along with his crew Joe Llewellyn and Grant Rollerson pulled off a spectacular victory on Lake Garda ahead of a hundred plus fleet, to be crowned 2010 Volvo SB3 World Champions. Offshore Rules sat down with Jerry immediately on his return to the UK, to find out exactly how his World Championship win had fallen into place. We started by asking about Jerry’s competitive sailing backg...

RC 44s take flight as Artemis takes control... Photo: Copyright Ignacio Baixauli / RC44 Class .   Small jibs and loose boom vangs were the order of the day as the RC 44 Valencia Cup got underway here in a pumping sea breeze that topped out at 20 knots. Despite the strong wind off Malvarrosa Beach, the professional crews threw the light-displacement boats around with seeming ease. In a day that saw seven flights and 28 match races completed, three crews made it through the first...

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America's Cup TeamOrigin announces team for 1851 Cup at Cowes Week

TEAMORIGIN, the British America’s Cup team, has announced their team for the 1851 Cup taking place during the Cowes Week Regatta. Included in the team are three time Olympic Gold sailor Ben Ainslie, two time Olympic Gold sailor Iain ...

Extreme Sailing Series: Stage set for UK round at Cowes

With just two days to go before the start of the UK round of the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series at Cowes Week, Official Timekeeper, OMEGA, has announced it will present a Seamaster Planet Ocean Watch to the winning skipper: ...

Velux 5 Oceans : Brad Van Liew reveals Le Pinguin

VELUX 5 OCEANS racer Brad Van Liew has showcased the huge sponsorship potential of his Eco 60 yacht – by branding it with a giant penguin. The eye-catching penguin graphic now adorns the bow of Van Liew's newly refitted ...